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Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

 



 

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Welcome back, Todd!

GAME 44 PREVIEW HOUSTON ASTROS (15-30) at CHICAGO CUBS (21-22) Wrigley Field, 6.05pm CT, TV: ESPN, CSN
SP Greg Maddux SP Brandon Backe
CF *Orlando Palmeiro CF Jerry Hairston
RF *Todd Self SS #Neifi Perez
2B Craig Biggio 1B Derrek Lee
LF #Lance Berkman RF *Jeromy Burnitz
1B *Mike Lamb 3B Aramis Ramirez
3B Morgan Ensberg 2B *Todd Walker
SS #Jose Vizcaino LF Jason Dubois
C Brad Ausmus C Michael Barrett
Pitcher's spot Pitcher's spot
The Cubs go for their longest winning streak of the season, their first three game sweep and a return to .500, and they'll be doing so with Todd Walker back in the lineup a full six weeks after he went down injured. Onto the disabled list to make room for him goes Mike Remlinger, who protests he could start a game tomorrow. Go Cubs!

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Notably missing again tonight: Corey Patterson Potential trouble for Houston: The bottom of the Cubs batting order tonight. There's a lot of hitting ability 5-9 just waiting to explode. Out of gas: Tonight's Astros have hit a combined 20 homeruns this season. Gas: Greg Maddux has allowed 8 homeruns in 9 starts.

Bill T, It sure is being televised on ESPN tonight.

Well ****, the game isn't broadcasted in Houston :(

Gassed: Maddux issues another homerun, his 9th. Houston 2 Cubs 1 Defensive play of the game?: MICHAEL BARRETT manages to catch a Maddux pitch that was thrown behind O Palmeiro's back. With a runner on third base he saved an important run.

If you have any questions because you can't watch, feel free to ask.

comcast is carrying game locally, if this is of any help

So Boats, I guess you're saying its a good thing Dusty didn't use the defensively superior (according to you) Henry Blanco tonight?

Thanks John Hill.

Game Note: When Maddux retired the side in the 7th he lowered his ERA below 4.00 to 3.94.

Another run saving play: This time a great stop by ARam with 1 out and a man at third. Held runner and threw batter out at first.

Game Note: Maddux gives up a run in the 8th and his ERA crosses the line back above 4.00. Wuertz allows a Maddux runner to score ...Hairston butchers it in CF. C'est La Vie

c'est la guerre

Michael Barrett has quietly gotten his average to the .270 mark.

Man oh man, when is Aramis going to turn it on? I was hoping to see him, Prior, Zambrano, and D.Lee represent the Cubs up in Detroit. I have been thinking that Busty needs to move him back to 3rd and bat D.Lee 4 so that A-Ram can see some good pitches to hit. we've got 6 1/2 weeks til the break and in order for this team to even think about sniffing at the wildcard or division we need to have A-Ram hitting like we all know he's capable of. We got rid of a crap .250 hitter, we dont need another-certainly not Aramis! p.s. lets pickup Billy Wagner...not Danny Graves!!!

Like I said, I have loads more confidence in Glendon Rusch pitching well than in Maddux right now. Of course, it's a heck of a lot easier to pitch when you have something called an OFFENSE supporting you.

Jesus, Backe only threw 81 pitches through 7 innings? This is starting to become a really bad theme. The rest of the lineup should be ashamed if Neifi Perez out hits you on any night. *looks at Aramis Ramirez* Dude, buddy, your turning into the craptastic 3rd baseman we hoped we were not getting from Pitt. Pick it up or else your going to understand why Sammy Sosa, he of some of the greatest offensive seasons in recent Cubs history, became public enemy #1. You don't have the career numbers to be doing this poorly and still get a free pass. So what do you say? Hit.......the.........ball?

Jason: "I have been thinking that Busty needs to move him (ARAM) back to 3rd and bat D.Lee 4 so that A-Ram can see some good pitches to hit." Yeah, let's move a .225 hitter up in the lineup. ARAm should be batting 6 at best right now, maybe 7th until he breaks out. It seems like evertime we get a few runners on he comes up and kills the rally.

It seems like evertime we get a few runners on he comes up and kills the rally. I'm starting to think it doesn't matter who is on this team...they will find ways to kill a rally. Enter St. Louis Cardinals where Outtahere Molina comes up with a big basehit with two outs and the bases juiced....then another batter...then another batter.... I don't think Sosa was as much the rally killer as he was....he was just a Cub....same for Ramirez. I'm starting to think there is something to the billy goat thing.

Oh great, blame the poor ol' billy goat ... that's gruff. Until the Cubs can learn to play small-ball and not be a bunch of free-swingin' "launch it onto Waveland" homer homers, we're stuck with a mediocre offense and an occasional big night of fireworks. The White Sox gave the Cubs a lesson in manufacturing runs, but it does not seem to have sunk in. With the big home-run swing expect more twinged groins from A-Ram. He learned at the feet of the masters (Sammy and Moises), and it will take considerable effort to unlearn that bad habit.

Just a comment on the papers and their reporters coverage of the Cubs. All four (Daily Herald, Tribune, Sun-Times, and Daily Southtown)had stories on Patterson batting lead-off. Only the Daily Herald mentioned Pattersons poor OBP (.307 as of today). Thank God for Bruce Miles. Apparently, Paul Sullivan, Mike Kiley, and Dusty Baker are all united in their belief in "speed" and in their disdain for "Moneyball" doctrine or they just have not gotten the memo. What silly, uninformed, ridiculous coverage (particularly this going on about Maddux not getting a chance to win 15 in a row). And newspaper people wonder why people don't read papers anymore.

CubfaninGermany, I've tried to draw attention here to the fact that although Dusty Baker pretends to have disdain for the media, what he really wants is control of it. Lately, the press seems to have decided to go with Dusty's flow and let him use them to manipulate his club to his own advantage. At first blush all those stories about CP leading off look like an attempt to convince Corey to agree to do it. But of course if the manager wants CP batting first all he has to do is pencil him in there. So then there's the other scenario where Dusty knows that CP performs better batting at the end of the order and he wants Hendry and McPhail to get him a real leadoff man asap. Of course Hendry's answer is you already have the guy, Corey P or T Walker. So what does DB do? He feeds the media this story about how he's having trouble getting CP to go for the role and how he's "asking" Neifi how he "feels" about hitting #1 and how Todd Walker isn't able 'cause his legs are wobbly et-interminably-cetera. It's media stories like this one that help take the heat off Dusty. I think he's triangulating right now. The theme of all these stories (Barrett, CP, Hawkins, the AAA bullpen, Remmy) is that his team just isn't cooperating with him and his lineup is full of holes that Hendry and McPhail need to fill.

Bruce Miles has done a good job of learning about the newer aspects of baseball understanding. He reports on Will Carroll's work, for example, and doesn't come off like one of the knee-jerk reporters who has no idea why pitch counts are an issue, but freak out every time they're high.

cubfaningermany, I agree totally with you until you get to why people don't read newspapers anymore. I don't think too many of the people thought critically and decided the information in the paper wasn't up to snuff. I think most citizens of our great Republic don't read papers because if they did, it would cut into their television watching. It's hard to see that giant screen with a newspaper in front of your face.

Re: Remlinger Did anyone else notice that when Dusty needed to clear a spot on the active roster he went to the media with the story that Remmy's arm wasn't well? Remlinger denied it, said he was healthy. But somehow it got back to Dusty that Remlinger had hurt a finger in the locker room. Caught it in a chair. So what does DB do? He shakes Remmy's hand. The one with suspect finger. He squeezes so hard that Remmy yelps. Voila! One broken finger. Remlinger is on the DL. We'll never know what broke the finger. The chair in the locker room or Dusty's handshake. Don't trusty Dusty if he needs you on the DL.

Bluewater -- I thought the same damn thing when I read that. I was just waiting for TCR's "This Week in Quotes". "I squeezed it real hard. Got an 'ouch'." It was as if Remmy owed him money, and this was his warning shot. Why not Macias while he's at it? Or Enrique?

i think dusty will next take a baseball bat to nomar's groin to test if it really hurts ... and maybe kick walker in the knee to make sure he's ok ...

I've always assumed that newspaper readership is going down for a simple reason - why buy a newspaper when you can get the same content off of said newspapers website for free?

So is the world ending and Perez is batting leadoff now?

Ever seen the Simpson's episode where Homer is screaming every second? That is what happened to me when I saw Perez batting #1. Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh!

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Recent comments

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    18-year old SS Jefferson Rojas almost made the AA Tennessee Opening Day roster, and he is a legit shortstop, so I would expect him to be an MLB Top 100 prospect by mid-season. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Among the relievers in the system, I expect RHRP Hunter Bigge at AAA Iowa and RHRP Ty Johnson at South Bend to have breakout seasons on 2024, and among the starters I see LHP Drew Gray and RHP Will Sanders at South Bend and RHP Naz Mule at ACL Cubs as the guys who will make the biggest splash. Also, Jaxon Wiggins is throwing bullpen sides, so once he is ready for game action he could be making an impact at Myrtle Beach by June.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I expect OF Christian Franklin to have a breakout season at AA Tennessee in 2024. In another organization that doesn't have PCA, Caissie, K. Alcantara, and Canario in their system, C. Franklin would be a Top 10 prospect. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The Reds trading Joe Boyle for Sam Moll at last year's MLB Trade Deadline was like the Phillies trading Ben Brown to the Cubs for David Robertson at the MLB TD in 2022. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

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  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.